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Coronavirus News for Sleetmute
Rural schools in Alaska are crumbling. The state is the likely culprit.
Rural school districts depend on the state to fund construction and maintenance projects. But over the past 25 years, Alaska lawmakers have ignored hundreds of requests for public schools that ... More info »
WFAE - 03/03/2025 08:00pmInside the Schools Alaska Ignored | The Daily Yonder
In Alaska, a unique set of circumstances means the responsibility for school repairs in many rural villages rests exclusively on the state Legislature. Yet over the past 25 years, state officials have ... More info »
dailyyonder.com - 03/23/2025 12:01pmAlaska Has Ignored Hundreds of Requests to Fix Crumbling Schools - NPR
Sleetmute, home to fewer than 100 residents, is nestled alongside the upper reaches of the Kuskokwim River in Alaska's Interior. There are no roads to and from Sleetmute, so residents rely mostly ... More info »
NPR - 03/03/2025 08:00pmRural schools in Alaska are crumbling. The state is the likely culprit. - Alaska Public Media
Sleetmute, home to fewer than 100 residents, is nestled alongside the upper reaches of the Kuskokwim River in Alaska's Interior. There are no roads to and from Sleetmute, so residents rely mostly ... More info »
Alaska Public Media - 03/03/2025 05:33pmRural schools in Alaska are crumbling. The state is the likely culprit.
Sleetmute, home to fewer than 100 residents, is nestled alongside the upper reaches of the Kuskokwim River in Alaska's Interior. There are no roads to and from Sleetmute, so residents rely mostly ... More info »
Houston Public Media - 03/03/2025 03:00pm